When Ubuyashiki Yoya spoke these words, everyone present was in shock.
— How is that possible?! It's clear that no one has ever had contact with the Hashiras! How could these two have met?! — the Sound Hashira Uzui Tengen exclaimed, losing his composure. His body became uncontrollable, and he wanted to rush over to Xander and Tanjiro to find out what had happened.
— What does he look like?! What are his abilities? Where is he?! — Uzui Tengen bombarded them with questions, unable to contain himself.
— Did you fight? — even the usually quiet Mist Hashira Tokito Muichiro couldn't resist asking.
Sanemi struck the ground powerfully with his fist and asked:
— What is Muzan Kibutsuji doing? Did you find his lair? Hey! Answer!
— Shut up, I asked first. First of all, what are Muzan Kibutsuji's abilities? ...
Seeing that Sanemi had asked his question, Uzui Tengen unhesitatingly told him to be quiet.
"If you want to know, wait until everyone calms down," Xander replied coldly, folding his arms across his chest.
Sanemi saw that Xander had nothing more to say, but in front of the lord, he couldn't act, so he just glared fiercely at him.
"You cursed !"
Ubuyashiki, noticing the situation was becoming too chaotic, raised a finger to his lips, signaling for silence.
Seeing this gesture, the Hashiras immediately fell silent, and Sanemi and Uzui Tengen also stopped their argument.
"Muzan, the Demon of Justice, is pursuing Sanemi and Tanjiro. Perhaps his motive is simply to silence them, but it's the first time I've caught Muzan and I don't want to let him go."
"I'm afraid something happened with Nezuko that Muzan didn't foresee. Do you understand?"
"I don't understand! Lord! A man can be freed, but not a demon! We, the Demon Slayer Corps, have fought with such conviction, so many people have sacrificed themselves for this cause, I cannot agree!"
Although Sanemi made some concessions, he still wanted to kill Nezuko, who was a demon.
"I understand. Until you see it with your own eyes, you won't believe anyone, right?"
Xander looked at Sanemi and said:
"So what?"
Sanemi looked at Xander, rage still burning in his eyes.
"Then let Nezuko prove to you just how terrifying it is," Xander replied coldly.
"No problem, let me prove to you how vile this creature is," Fuzugawa Shiya drew his Nichirin sword, pointed it at Xander, and said, "Go on, give me the demon right now!"
Xander looked at Sanemi with clear disdain.
"I won't. Besides, we're in the sunlight right now! Or do you want Nezuko to be killed by the sun?"
Sanemi looked at Ubuyashiki Yoyoi and respectfully said:
"Lord, excuse the disrespect!"
After that, Sanemi jumped into the house where there was no sunlight.
"Hey, little creature, are you okay?" he addressed Nezuko.
Xander slightly bowed to Ubuyashiki Yoyoi:
"Apologies, my lord."
Then Xander entered the house with the wooden box that held Nezuko.
Sanemi looked at Xander, smirked, and said:
"Hey, can you give me the box now?"
Xander set the box down on the floor and slowly said:
"No, just open it here."
Sanemi replied with disdain:
"Either way, once the demon sees blood, she won't be able to control herself. I'll show you how disgusting this creature is!"
Xander knew that Sanemi relied on his rare blood, but both Xander and the others had encountered such blood before, so he didn't give it much importance.
Then Xander slowly opened the lid of the box and said to Nezuko:
"Come on, Nezuko, let's prove that you don't harm humans."
Nezuko emerged from the box, and all eyes were on her.
Seeing Nezuko step out, Sanemi without hesitation cut his own arm, and blood immediately gushed out.
"Go on, feast, demon! This is the blood of your favorite people!"
"What, you don't want it? Come on! You crave it so much, don't you?"
Blood dripped from Sanemi hand. Despite all his taunts, Nezuko ignored him as if she couldn't smell the blood.
Nezuko turned away and paid no attention to Sanemi.
Seeing this, almost everyone showed surprise on their faces.
"What's happening?" Ubuyashiki Kaiya asked her daughter.
Ubuyashiki Kaiya had vision problems. Although he was not completely blind, he couldn't see anything in the dark.
"The demon girl turned away. Even with a bloodied hand right in front of her, she didn't move."
Yoshiyo, Ubuyashiki's daughter, described to him what had just happened.
After listening to his daughter's account, Ubuyashiki Yoya said:
"So it proves that Nezuko will not attack anyone."
Hearing this, Tanjiro also sighed with relief.
Although Sanemi was convinced that Nezuko would not harm anyone, he still couldn't forgive the demon.
Sanemi returned to his place among the Hashira ranks and stopped looking at Xander and Nezuko. He was afraid he might want to kill again.
Nezuko hugged Xander around the waist and nuzzled his arm. Xander gently stroked her head and then placed her back into the box.
Seeing this scene, Mitsuri grew even more fond of Xander.
"How kind he is. Will he take care of me like that in the future? Maybe it's wrong?"
Although Shinobu Kocho saw that Nezuko was not harming humans, she still clenched her fists when she saw Nezuko in Xander's embrace.
"Tanjiro, regardless, there will be those who cannot accept Nezuko! You must prove that Nezuko can fight as a member of the Demon Slayers Corps and be useful."
Ubuyashiki Yoya gave Tanjiro some advice:
"Go and defeat the Twelve Kizuki. Then everyone will recognize you just as they recognized Xander, and the weight of your words will change."
Ubuyashiki Yoya's words immediately filled Tanjiro with determination. He vowed:
"I... Nezuko and I will definitely defeat Muzan Kibutsuji! Nezuko and I will break the chain of sorrow with our swords!"
Looking at Tanjiro, who seemed revitalized, Ubuyashiki Yoya couldn't help but smile kindly and then reminded him:
"The current Tanjiro is not yet ready for this. First, defeat one of the Twelve Kizuki!"
Tanjiro suddenly realized this. For the first time in his life, he felt embarrassed, blushed, and could only stammer:
"Yes."